Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-10
FROM SPOKANE FALLS.
Citizens Ticket Wins at the
Municipal Election-A
Heated Contest.
Wreck Of the Spokane o. Gear d'Alene
Lake--DepIOrabIe Loss Of Life
The New State.


Sity pH the Otn instant Fs8Bitefi ~ ar
overwhelming victory for the Citizens
otherwise known az the "Haymar
ket > ticket Whatever may hav.
been the general opinion before the
election as to the probable success %
that party, no such decisive triumph
was expected. Although the canvass
was not made on party lines. the con
test was marked by an acrimony and
intensity Of feeling which, Il not par
tisan, were quite as effective as party
spirit would have been IN arousing and
dividing public opinion, An unpreju-
diced observer could not fail 70 notice
At least two points which the result;
discloses. The older and hitherto pre-
sumably influential journals, the Re
view and the Chronicle, supported the
ticket headed By Eugene y. Hyde
The New Democrat. a Newspaper but
recently started and enjoying no such
circulation a. either Of the other pa
pers, alone held u the successful ticket
Indeed. the gentlemen who managed
or were interested IN the election Of
SUI ray AbA AhAAAAA ~ AAff aF1rfAi " tft-AfbIF
the canvass had very far progressed,
10
HIRE 4 COLUMN IN THE REVIEW
For the purpose Of putting before the
public the reasons for their support Of
Mr.. Taylor The result conclnsiyely
shows that, however sincere and public
spirited the motives Of the local press
may have been in it support 81 Mr.
HYDE. il entirely failed 10 influence or
reflect public opinion. II would be
idle 10 speculate as 10 the why and
wherefore Of this but il i a fact that
newspapers are most influential when
they enjoy the reputation Of shaping
their policy only according 20 high
minded and patriotic intentions. The
instances are certainly rare where the
press fails b. be the mirror or director
Of the public mind. The result also
means that there will be a thorough
change In the influences which have
during the past two years, directed
public affairs IN Spokane Falls. 10
seems 10 be admitted that the present
Mayor, A. NJ. Cannon. and his friends
were not entirely indifferent 10 the sue
cess OF Mr.. Hyde, while the opponents
OF the present municipal regime were
most effective and persistent IN work
ing for
THE SUCCESS or THE CITIZENS TICKET
IL Is doing an injustice 10 Mr.. HYDE to
say that Mr.. Taylor grew in strength
as a candidate from the first. The
Knights Of Labor cut very little figure
in the contest, though it was at first
charged that the Citizens ticket was
nominated in their interest Mr. Tay-
Tor, however, was certainly supported
by large majority Of the local assem-
bly, OF that organization. The Mayor
elect has the reputation OF being an
honest and capable man. and no one
interested in the future welfare Of this
city, with whatever favor he may re-
gard the result Of this revolution in
the municipal life Of spokane Falls.
can do otherwise than wish success 10
the new regime.
WRECK OF THE SPOKANE.
Many Of the passengers on the
steamer Spokane. which was sunk in
the Cpur d'Alene river on Monday AZ
ternoOn, have arrived here. and the
accident seems generally % be- regarded
a. due 30 carelessness on the part OF
the pilot. The Spokane was on her re
turn trip 10 Cwur d'Alene. having left
Kingston at l o'clock Monday after
noon.
THE CURRENT WAS RUNNING VERY
SWIFTLY,
And the course Of the river nj the
place where the accident occurred
about one and a half miles below
Kingston. rather tortuous. Instead of
slackening speed. the captain and the
engineer were driving the boat rapidly
ahead. When about one and a half
miles below Kingston a point wns
reached in the river whore a mass Of
driftwood divided the flow. The drift
was noticed by the passengers before
the boat struck. At the time of cnllid-
ing with the logs the boat was going
very fast. After first striking thedrift
the steamer rehoundcd, aud. ON com
ing in contact second time with the
obstructnE mass, Capsized prrcipitRt.
ing the entire boat-load into the river
some of the passengers were carried
by the current further down the river
and were saved by clinging to another
drift.
OTHERS cLuNG To TIRE OVERTURNED
STEAMER
And were rescued by boats, which came
Immediately from Kingston To the
scene OF the disaster. the connection
on the river and the repeated report of
a revolver fired by an eyewitness 81
the calamity attracting immediate at
tention. The loss 1T life would have
been much greater had 10 not bcen for
the prompt assistance rendered hy the
Kingston people,
OF Mr.. Higgins nothing was seen
after the - f4ssFt al.
Hanna rose 90 the surface. but finally
sank Mr. Pike. OF Portland. cluuy to
the drift for some time. until exhaus-
tiun compelled him tn release his hold
The steamer Spokane was but Il small
craft, owned and commanded by Mel.
son Martin, OF this city and was run
ming in opposition o. the regular
steamer, The boats do not usually
run up the CTur Il Aicne river further
than - miles % the mission hat the
river is at present So high that the
steamers endcsvur "a make Kingston
about dozen miles further ar the
stream. } e. Hanna was
oNE ~ rHoSE lost.
He was city Clerk of Spokane. and a
man unusually esteemed He had
been ON business trip 60 the mines in
the interest 81 a firm here whose book
keeper he was. He leaves family In
by no means comfortable cirvuul.
stances
\. j, Higgins was a rc,,eut arrival in
this country. lie came trum Wanrur
Maine and vas a man 81 means. hay-
ing come to Spokane Tor che purpose
OF making investments.
Mr.. Pike represented the house az
Hegelc & Co Portland
Everything on boarj was lost Mr.
Martin and the engineer were arrested
by the Deputy T. ;. Marshal az kint->-
ton. The spokane formerly ran on
Lake Pen d'orrlllc. and VS., 6f bat su
tons burthou This was the dr>t trtr
on the tWUr q AlCue Lake. and It va,
probably her last. for. after ctt,-.alnr
the steamer wa, carried hy Oh, current
under the dri,tvoo3 and Is RAPIDLY e,,-
ing - pieceS,
TRAFFIC SERIOUSLY EarNnrn
The swollen condition og the Nj
sour, and The water courses trttua-,
thereto has seriously retarded f-sF.r
along the lime ,f the y .s~s H.arr. ffs..- .